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ANJL criticises proposed Brazilian betting restrictions and warns of illegal-market advantage

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Brazil's federal government is preparing rules that would restrict betting-platform features, including autoplay and tools that accelerate betting, while introducing a minimum interval between rounds. ANJL president Plínio Lemos Jorge said operators could struggle to implement some changes immediately and argued they could give illegal sites an advantage; the association has proposed a phased introduction.

The proposed rules could require authorised operators to change game features, interfaces and technical processes.

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